2 Kings 5:8

5:8 When Elisha the prophet ¹  heard that the king had torn his clothes, he sent this message to the king, “Why did you tear your clothes? Send him ²  to me so he may know there is a prophet in Israel.”

2 Kings 6:33

6:33 He was still talking to them when ³  the messenger approached ⁴  and said, “Look, the Lord is responsible for this disaster! ⁵  Why should I continue to wait for the Lord to help?”

2 Kings 7:3

7:3 Now four men with a skin disease ⁶  were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, “Why are we just sitting here waiting to die? ⁷ 

2 Kings 19:18

19:18 They have burned the gods of the nations, ⁸  for they are not really gods, but only the product of human hands manufactured from wood and stone. That is why the Assyrians could destroy them. ⁹ 

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¹ tn Heb “man of God” (also in vv. 15, 20).

² tn Heb “Let him come.”

³ tn The Hebrew text also has “look” here.

⁴ tn Heb “came down to him.”

⁵ tn Heb “Look, this is a disaster from the Lord.”

⁶ sn See the note at 2 Kgs 5:1.

⁷ tn Heb “until we die.”

⁸ tn Heb “and they put their gods in the fire.”

⁹ tn Heb “so they destroyed them.”